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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cape Cod Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cape Cod Community College

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Cape Cod Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and approximately 2,710 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Cape Cod Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cape Cod Community College offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Cape Cod Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Cape Cod Community College.

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

57% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Cape Cod Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Cape Cod Community College are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cape Cod Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Cape Cod Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,340 $101,800
Private Detectives and Investigators 550 $49,290
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 370 $75,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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